Football/Soccer Session (Academy Sessions): U12 - Spring Session 0.1

Liverpool Rondo (20 mins)

2 GROUPS - (8v4 +1) 

Organization:

Grid: 22x14.

Goals: 4 small sided goals

Time: 1.30' games

Reps: 6 (coaches switch after 3 reps)

Rest: 2'

8v4, short segments, 60-90 seconds. Coach puts balls in quickly from the side into the middle box. Four passes and red can break out to score in the mini goals 

Instructions: Coach puts balls in quickly from the side into the middle box. Four passes and yellow can break out to score in the mini goals. If red win the ball - The 8 score by putting 8 passes together consecutively and the 4 score by winning the ball and scoring in small sided goal. 

Coaching Points: This exercise is meant to create good reactions and habits when you win and lose the ball.

- When a team loses possession, they must react quickly to close down the ball immediately.

- With the ball, the 8 want to create spacing and angle themselves to see things quickly and put quick passes together.

- Reactions

- Counter Pressing

- Hunting the ball down 

- Setting Traps 

- 100 to 70 

3v3 Continous (20 mins)

Organization: 

Instructions: White starts with the ball and runs on the field with a ball, at the same time blue steps out to defend and prevent a shot. This initiates the 3v3 duel. If white shoots and scores or shoots and the ball goes off the endline, they stay for the next duel and a new blue team of 3 runs on with a ball to attack. Thus, a new 3v3 duel with the same white. If blue takes the ball from white and shoots and scores or misses, a new white 3 run on with the ball. Basically, anytime the ball crosses the opposing endline, the defending 3 are off and a new 3 from that same team run on with a ball. If the ball crosses the sideline, there are 2 options for rules. Either, the appropriate team takes a throw-in, or, the team that played the ball out is off, with a new 3 coming on.